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Serena Williams is an icon and a legend, not just on the tennis court but also on the ramp! The 23-time Grand Slam champion has time and again chosen bold outfits that often reshaped the traditional way. With her 27-year-long reign over the tennis realm, Williams not just become one of the best tennis players in the history of the sport, but also made a fashion statement every time she stepped on the court. Recently, Williams opened up about her regrets concerning her fashion choices in a podcast interview.

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People always have regrets about how they used to dress up, style their hair, or the shoes they wore. And Serena Williams, who let her fashion streak pour onto the court, opened up about her regrets.

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Does Serena Williams have any fashion regrets? 

Her bold and iconic, both on and off-the-court, outfits have always been the talk of the town. And Williams has owned each one of them. From her beaded hair to her ‘controversial’ catsuit outfit at the 2018 French Open, Williams took pride in them. So, in the podcast ‘The Run-Through with Vogue’, Williams opened up about any fashion regrets.

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She proudly said, “I don’t have fashion regrets. Fashion is about time. The thing that you wanted in the 90s or the 2000s, I should say, was cool at the time and it was amazing.” Elaborating on the same point, she said, “It’s cringe maybe now, but it’s gonna be back in style and we are gonna look back… So, I don’t have any fashion regrets.”

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To prove it by giving her own example, she said, “And I have worn some really awful things. But I was expressing myself at that time and I am leaning into that.” 

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The confidence of Serena Williams to pull off any dress or outfit on the court was the reason they have made it to the most iconic outfits in the tennis realm, too.

Williams’ Andre Agassi-denim-inspired outfit

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Staying true to her bold nature, the American tennis icon once took inspiration from the 8-time Grand Slam champion, Andre Agassi. Agassi’s denim shorts baffled the tennis audience in the 90s and Williams knew it was time for people to brace themselves for the changing face of WTA too.

She asked for a denim skirt design for the 2004 US Open from Nike and the designers did not let her down. The skirt was sports-friendly as it helped the former world no. 1 get sealed as a fashion icon in tennis.

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This is one of her top-three favorite on-court outfits of Serena Williams. Which one is yours? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a Tennis Writer and Content Manager at EssentiallySports. With an extensive experience of more than 3 years in writing and content management, Shivali has authored numerous articles concerning the ‘Queen of the Court’, Serena Williams, and the ‘Big 3’, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, including their personal life, career, and more. In addition to this, Shivali is a sworn Djokovic fan who hails his grit in face of every challenge. Additionally, she roots for Jannik Sinner whose relentless gameplay she can’t help but admire. Apart from this, when she is away from writing, Shivali enjoys exploring the great outdoors through trekking and indulging in her passion for reading books.

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